Fabric



May 28, 1929. 5, LQSEY 1,715,006

FABRIC I Filed Aug. 51, 192'? Ma as, 192.

Patent ARTHUR S. LOSEY, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELL MANUFACTURING comrm, or connnc'rrcu'r.

or mrnnnn'rown', comvnc'rrcu'r, A coarona'rron FABRIC.

Application filed August 31, 1927. Serial No. 216,563.

My invention relates to that class .of fabr1cs that are commonly employed at the meet- 4 ing edges of articles, of wearing apparel, as

overshoes, garments and the like, to secure 5 said edges together, and an object of my in-.

vention, among others, is the production of a fabric of simple construction that shall be' Figure 1 is a face viewofa piece of fabric embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view, but with the scale materially enlarged, and with that portion embodying my invention distorted by being spread out to illustrate the weave. v Figure 3 is a. view in section on a plane denoted by the dotted line 3 -3' of Figure 2,

I but with that portion embodyingmy inventionin its normal condition as assumed during the weaving operation.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 and on a planedenoted by the dotted line 4+4 of Figure 2.

- proved fabric with the threads broken away to show construction.

' Figure 6 is a detail view illustrating the manner of use of my improved fabric.

to close the meeting edges of openings in articles of wearing apparel and other devices by means of a metallic closing memberthat is slidably attached to guiding and locking strips, also usually of metal, that, in some instances, are fastened to comparatively narrow ieces separately formed and attached to the orders of the fabrics at such meeting edges, these guiding strips having interlocking means at certain points to secure the meeting edges after the sliding member has passed such point in its sliding movement.

As before stated this meansof fasteni is commonly employed in overshoes and ot or wearing apparel, as well as in other articles, wherein the meeting edges of the fabric are provided with beads or ribs to which the metallic members are secured, and

Figure 5 is a view of a portion of my im-' It is common practice at the present time;

which beads orv ribs serve to retain said guiding and lockin' members in place.

These beads or ri s have been provided in previous structures in various ways,- as by weaving a slngle cord into the structure to comprise the edge, but this is objectionable in that the cord does not maintain its position 1n the center of the edge, as the fabric oftenbecomesdistorted' and the cord positions itself all on one side of the fabric.

It is of-material advantage that the ribs forpositioning and holding the guiding and locking strips shall be located a short distance back from the edge of the material so that such strips shall have a support on each side of the ribs, as thereby the material preserves its original shape and a rib is maintained on each Slde of the fabric; As the ribs have heretofore been provided, as by-s titching' cords on opposite sides of the fabric, it is a purpose of my present invention to provide a weave of simple character that shall result in the formation of these beads or ribs opposite each other on opposite sides of the fabric and extending parallel with the edge a.

short distance therefrom to afford a support for theguidin and locking strips on oppo-- site sides of eac rib.

To this end I make'use of an ordinar weave, as to the body 6 of the fabric, whic body comprises warp threads 7 and weft or filling threads 8, which threads ma be disposed in various ways common to t e art of weaving and which are more specifically hereinafter referred-to as to the formation of the rib or bead inwhich they are arranged in a peculiar manner to accomplish my purpose.

In this formation of the'fabric certain of the warp threadsare brought together so that" prised in each group. One of these groups comprises the threads 9, 1'1, 13 and 15 and the other comprises the threads 10, 12,14 and 16. It wi'l-l be understood, however, that each goup may consist of a g llpater or lesser numr of warp threads. e-threads comprising each group are bunched, as shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, this bunching being done in the weaving operation by presenting, the threads in this bunched condition at the point of weavin and there securing them by means of t e weft thread which is passed in one direction outside of one bunch, then in the opposite direction between the two bunches, and then in the direction first mentioned outside ofthe other bunch, and then back again between the two bunches, this op' eration being continued.

two bunches and on its return the pass 18 extends .across the bunch 21'. Now by noting Figure 4 it will be seen that in its next run the pass 19 extends between the two bunches j and on its return the pass 20 extends across the bunch 22. This order is maintained throughout the weaving thereby creating two ribs or beads 23 located on opposite sides of the body 6 near its edge. The weave is a'very simple one and the ribs or beads'are formed simply by closing the warp threads 9, 11,13

and 15 together, from the position shown in Figure 2, to the position shown in Figures 3 and '4, and in like manner closing the warp threads-10, 12, 14 and 16 together thus forming the groups or bunches 21 and 22, and by securing these bunches thus formed by the passes 18 and 20, as shown in-Figures 3' and 4: and in the manner hereinbefore described. While the relative sizes of the threads are immaterial as 'far as the invention iscon- .cerned, yet it may be found of advanta in some instances to have the warp threads orming the groups of bunches 21-22 larger than the other warp threads,- and as shown in Figure 5.

. It will thus be seen that I have rovided a fabric with the ribs of beads ormed a short distance back from the edge in the're'gular orderof weaving, thereb obtaining a. supporting edge 25 for the gui ing and locking strips, which strips are supported by the fa ric on opposite sides of theribs andwhich strips may be secured to the ribs as by pinch ing and setting them around the ribs, and as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing. Said stri s therefore maintain their position on the fa ric in a' manner to enable the closing member 26 to be readily slid along the strips for fastening or unfastening purposes.

In accordance with the PIOVISlOHS 'Of the patent statutes I have described the princiwith the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof but I desire to have it understood that the article shown is onl vention may e carried-out by other means and applied to uses other'than those above set out.

I claim 1. The combination with a fabric comprising a set of war and a set of filling threads and having a m extending along one edge and formed of a plurality of one of said sets of threads bunched together in contact one with another throu hout their len tlis and illustrative and that the insecured in this con ition by threa s of the I other of said set-s extended across the bunch to form said rib, of a guiding and locking strip secured by said rib, and a closing member slidable along said strip.

. 2. The combination with a fabric having a rib extendin r along-one edge and formed of .a plurality o warp threads bunched together in contact one with another throughouttheir lengths and secured in this condition by weft threads extended across the bunch to, form said rib, of a guidin and locking strip secured by said rib, an a closing member sl d-' able along said strip. 1

)3. ,The combination with a fabric having ribs on op osite' sides thereof and extended along its e ge, said ribs each being formed of a plurality of warp threads bunched together parallelism with but spaced from one edge, said ribs beingformed by warp threads and said ribs being disposed on opposite sides of the .fabric, and said ribs being secured by the ribs, of a guiding and locking strip secured by said rib, and a closing member slidable along said strip.

5. The combination with a fabric having tiles on opposite sides thereof formed of warp threads secured by weft threads extended around said warp threads to tie them and across between said ribs on opposite sides of the fabric and beyond the ribs to form a su port between the ribs and the edge of t efabric for a guiding and lockin strip, of a guiding and locking strip secure by said rib.

and a closing member slidabl'e along said strip.

.ARTHUR S; LQSEY.

I transverse threads extended across outside of 

